北京导游词英文版【最新6篇】

Beijing Travel Guide (English Version) Part 1

Welcome to Beijing, the capital city of China! As one of the oldest cities in the world, Beijing has a rich history and culture that attracts millions of visitors each year. In this travel guide, we will explore some of the must-visit attractions and experience the unique charm of this vibrant city.

Our first stop is the iconic landmark of Beijing - the Great Wall of China. Spanning over 13,000 miles, this ancient wonder is an architectural marvel and a symbol of China's rich history. As you walk along the wall, you will be mesmerized by the breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and countryside.

Next, we will visit the Forbidden City, also known as the Imperial Palace. Built during the Ming Dynasty, this magnificent palace complex served as the home of emperors for over 500 years. As you stroll through the grand halls and courtyards, you will be transported back in time to the imperial era.

For a taste of traditional Chinese culture, we will visit the Temple of Heaven. This UNESCO World Heritage site is a masterpiece of Ming Dynasty architecture and was used by emperors to pray for good harvests. Take a leisurely walk in the park surrounding the temple and witness locals practicing tai chi or playing traditional musical instruments.

No visit to Beijing is complete without trying the local cuisine. Beijing roast duck is a must-try dish, known for its crispy skin and tender meat. You can also explore the bustling food markets and try a variety of street snacks such as Jianbing (Chinese crepes) and lamb skewers.

To experience the modern side of Beijing, we will visit the Olympic Park, which was the main venue for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Here, you can see the famous Bird's Nest Stadium and the Water Cube, both architectural marvels that have become symbols of Beijing's transformation into a modern metropolis.

Lastly, don't miss out on the traditional arts and crafts of Beijing. The 798 Art District is a vibrant hub for contemporary art, with numerous galleries showcasing the works of both Chinese and international artists. You can also visit the traditional Hutongs, narrow alleyways that offer a glimpse into the daily lives of local residents.

As your journey in Beijing comes to an end, we hope you have enjoyed exploring the rich history, culture, and cuisine of this remarkable city. Beijing truly offers a unique blend of ancient traditions and modern innovations, making it a must-visit destination for travelers from around the world.

Beijing Travel Guide (English Version) Part 2

Welcome back to Beijing, the capital city of China! In this second part of our travel guide, we will continue to explore more of the city's fascinating attractions and hidden gems.

Our first stop is the Summer Palace, a magnificent imperial garden that served as a retreat for emperors during the scorching hot summer months. Explore the beautiful pavilions, temples, and bridges as you stroll alongside Kunming Lake. Don't forget to climb up Longevity Hill for a panoramic view of the entire palace complex.

Next, we will visit the Lama Temple, also known as Yonghe Temple. This Tibetan Buddhist temple is one of the largest and most important in China. Marvel at the intricate Tibetan-style architecture and the towering statue of Maitreya Buddha, which stands at an impressive 85 feet tall.

For a unique shopping experience, head to the Silk Market, where you can find a wide range of silk products, clothing, accessories, and traditional Chinese crafts. Don't forget to haggle for the best prices and pick up some souvenirs to remember your trip to Beijing.

If you're interested in traditional Chinese medicine, a visit to the China National Traditional Medicine Center is a must. Here, you can learn about the history and principles of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as experience treatments such as acupuncture and herbal medicine.

For a taste of Beijing's vibrant nightlife, head to Sanlitun, a popular district known for its bars, clubs, and live music venues. Whether you're into jazz, rock, or electronic music, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Lastly, take a day trip to the nearby Chengde Mountain Resort, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This vast imperial garden was once the summer retreat of Qing emperors and features beautiful palaces, temples, and gardens. Explore the unique blend of Chinese and Tibetan architectural styles as you immerse yourself in the serene surroundings.

As your journey in Beijing comes to an end, we hope you have enjoyed exploring the city's diverse attractions and experiencing its unique blend of ancient traditions and modern innovations. Beijing truly offers something for everyone, whether you're interested in history, culture, food, or nightlife. We hope you have a wonderful time in this remarkable city!

北京导游词英文版 篇三

Ladies and Gentlemen:

　　Welcome to the Great Wall.

　　Starting out in the east on the banks of the Yale River in Leaning Province, the Wall stretches westwards for 12,700 kilometers to Jiayuguan in the Gobi desert, thus known as the Ten Thousand Li Wall in China.

　　The Wall climbs up and down, twists and turns along the ridges of the Yanshan and Yinshan Mountain Chains through five provinces——Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu and two autonomous regions——Ningxia and Inner Mongolia, binding the northern China together.

　　Historical records trace the construction of the origin of the Wall to defensive fortification back to the year 656 B.C.

　　during the reign of King Cheng of the States of Chu.

　　Its construction continued throughout the Warring States period in the fifth Century B.C.

　　Walls, then, was built separately by these ducal states to ward off such harassments.

　　Later in 221 B.C.

　　The most extensive reinforcements and renovations were carried out in the Ming Dynasty (1368——1644) when altogether 18 lengthy stretches were reinforced with bricks and rocks.

　　It is mostly the Ming Dynasty Wall that visitors see today.

　　The Great Wall is pided into two sections, the east and west, with Shanxi Province as the piding line.

　　The west part is a rammed earth construction, about 5.3 meters high on average.

　　In the eastern part, the core of the Wall is rammed earth as well, but the outer shell is reinforced with bricks and rocks.

　　The most imposing and best preserved sections of the Great Wall are at Badaling and Mutianyu, not far from Beijing and both are open to visitors.

　　The Wall of those sections is 7.8 meters high and 6.5 meters wide at its base, narrowing to 5.8 meters on the ramparts, wide enough for five horses to gallop abreast.

　　Two-storied watch-towers are built at approximately 400-meters internals.

　　The top stories of the watch-tower were designed for observing enemy movements, while the first was used for storing grain, fodder, military equipment and gunpowder as well as for quartering garrison soldiers.

　　The highest watch-tower at Badaling standing on a hill-top, is reached only after a steep climb, like "climbing a ladder to heaven".

　　There stand 14 major passes (Guan, in Chinese) at places of strategic importance along the Great Wall, the most important being Shanghaiguan and Jiayuguan.

　　Yet the most impressive one is Juyongguan, about 50 kilometers northwest of Beijing.

　　Known as "Tian Xia Di YI Guan" (The First Pass Under Heaven), Shanghaiguan Pass is situated between two sheer cliffs forming a neck connecting north China with the northeast.

　　It had been, therefore, a key junction contested by all strategists and many famous battles were fought here.

　　It was the gate of Shanghaiguan that the Ming general Wu Sangui opened to the Manchu army to suppress the peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng and so surrendered the whole Ming empire to the Manchus, leading to the foundation of the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911).

　　As a cultural heritage, the Wall belongs not only to China but to the world.

　　The Venice charter says: "Historical and cultural architecture not only includes the inpidual architectural works, but also the urban or rural environment that witnessed certain civilizations, significant social developments or historical events." The Great Wall is the largest of such historical and cultural architecture, and that is why it continues to be so attractive to people all over the world.

　　In 1987, the Wall was listed by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site.

北京导游词英文版 篇四

　　I am pleased to serve as your guide today.

　　This is the palace museum; also know as the Purple Forbidden City.

　　It is the largest and most well reserved imperial residence in China today.

　　Under Ming Emperor Yongle, construction began in 1406.

　　It took 14years to build the Forbidden City.

　　The first ruler who actually lived here was Ming Emperor Zhudi.

　　For five centuries thereafter, it continued to be the residence of23 successive emperors until 1911 when Qing Emperor Puyi was forced to abdicate the throne .

　　In 1987, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recognized the Forbidden City was a world cultural legacy.

　　It is believed that the Palace Museum, or Zi Jin Cheng , got its name from astronomy folklore, The ancient astronomers pided the constellations into groups and centered them around the Ziwei Yuan.

　　The constellation containing the North Star was called the Constellation of Heavenly God and star itself was called the purple palace.

　　Because the emperor was supposedly the son of the heavenly gods, his central and dominant position would be further highlighted the use of the word purple in the name of his residence.

　　In folklore, the term ”an eastern purple cloud is drifting” became a metaphor for auspicious events after a purple cloud was seen drifting eastward immediately before the arrival of an ancient philosopher, LaoZi, to the Hanghu Pass.

　　Here, purple is associated with auspicious developments.

　　The word jin is self-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-explanatory as the imperial palace was heavily guarded and off-limits to ordinary people.

　　The red and yellow used on the palace walls and roofs are also symbolic.

　　Red represents happiness, good fortune and wealth.

　　Yellow is the color of the earth on the Loess Plateau, the original home of the Chinese people.

　　Yellow became an imperial color during the Tang dynasty, when only members of the royal family were allowed to wear it and use it in their architecture.

　　The Forbidden City is rectangular in shape.

　　It is 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meter wide from east west.

　　It has 9,900 rooms under a total roof area 150,000 square meters .

　　A 52-meter-wide-moat encircles a 9.9-meter—high wall which encloses the complex.

　　Octagon —shaped turrets rest on the four corners of the wall.

　　There are four entrances into the city: the Meridian Gate to the south, the Shenwu Gate to the north, and the Xihua Gate to the north, and the Xihua Gateto the west ,the Donghua to the east.

　　Manpower and materials throughout the country were used to build the Forbidden City.

　　A total of 230,000 artisans and one million laborers were employed.

　　Marble was quarried from fangshan Country Mount Pan in Jixian County in Hebei Province.

　　Granite was quarried in Quyang County in Hebei Province.

　　Paving blocks were fired in kilns in Suzhou in southern China.

　　Bricks and scarlet pigmentation used on the palatial walls came from linqing in Shandong Province .

　　Timber was cut ,processed and hauled from the northwestern and southern regions.

　　The structure in front of us is the Meridian Gate.

　　It is the main entrance to the forbidden City.

　　It is also knows as Wufenglou.

　　Ming emperors held lavish banquets here on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar year in hornor of their counties .

　　They also used this place for punishing officals by flogging them with sticks.

　　Qing emperors used this building to announce the beginning of the new year.

　　Qing Emperor Qianglong changed the original name of this announcement ceremony from ban lito ban shouto avoid coincidental association with another Emperor` s name, Hongli, which was considered a taboo at that time.

　　Qing Dynasty emperors also used this place to hold audience and for other important ceremonies.

　　For example,when the imperial army returned victoriously from the battlefield ,it was here that the Emperor presided over the ceremony to accept prisoners of war.

　　Now we are inside the Forbidden City.

　　Before we start our tour, I would like to briefly introduce you to the architectural patterns befour us .

　　To complete this solemn, magnificent and palatial complex, a variety of buildings were arranged on a north-south axis, and 8-kilometer-long invisible line that has become an inseparable part of the City of Beijing.

　　The Forbidden City covers roughly one –third of this central axis.

　　Most of the important building in the Forbidden City weree arranged along this line.

　　The design and arrangement of the palaces reflect the solemn dignity of the royal court and rigidly –stratified feudal system.

　　The Forbidden City is pided into an outer and an inner count.

　　We are now standing on the southernmost part of the outer count.

　　In front of us lies the Gate of supreme Harmony .

　　The gate is guarded by a pair of bronze lions ,symbolizing imperial power and dignity.

　　The lions were the most exquisite and biggest of its kind.

　　The one on the east playing with a ball is a male, and ball is said to represent state unity.

　　The other one is a female.

　　Underneath one of its fore claws is a cub that is considered to be a symbol of perpetual imperial succession.

　　The winding brook before us is the Golden Water River.

　　It functions both as decoration and fire control .

　　The five bridges spanning the river represent the five virtues preached by Confucius :benevolence, righteousness, rites, intellence and fidelity.

　　The river takes the shape of a bow and the north-south axis is its arrow.

　　This was meant to show that the Emperors ruled the country on behalf of God.

　　The Forbidden City consists of an outer countyard and an inner enclosure.

　　The out count yard covers a vast space lying between the Meridian Gate and the Gate of Heavenly Purity.

　　The “three big halls” of Supreme Harmony, Complete Harmony and Preserving Harmony constitute the center of this building group.

　　Flanking them in bilateral symmetry are two groups of palaces: Wenhua and Wuying .

　　The three great halls are built on a spacious “H”-shaped, 8-meter-high, triple marble terrace, Each level of the triple terrace is taller than the on below and all are encircled by marble balustrades carved with dragon and phoenix designs.

　　There are three carved stone staircases linking the three architectures .

　　The hall of supreme Harmony is also the tallest and most exquisite ancient wooden-structured mansion in all of China.

　　From the palace of Heavenly Purith northward is what is known as the inner court, which is also built in bilaterally symmetrical patterns.

　　In the center are the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the Hall of Union and Peace and Palace of Earthly Tranquility, a place where the Emperors lived with their families and attended to state affairs.

　　Flanking these structures are palaces and halls in which concubines and princes lived.

　　There are also three botanical gardens within the inner count, namely, the imperial Garden, Caning garden and Quailing garden.

　　An inner Golden Water River flows eastwardly within the inner court.

　　The brook winds through three minor halls or palaces and leads out of the Forbidden City.

　　It is spanned by the White Jade Bridge.

　　The river is lined with winding, marble –carved balustrades.

　　Most of the structures within the Forbidden City have yellow glazed tile roofs.

　　Aside from giving prominence to the north-south axis, other architectural methods were applied to make every group of palatial structures unique in terms of terraces, roofs, mythical monsters perching on the roofs and colored, drawing patterns.

　　With these, the grand contour and different hierarchic spectrum of the complex were strengthened.

　　Folklore has it that there are altogether 9,999 room-units in the Forbidden City.

　　Since Paradise only has 10,000 rooms, the Son of Heaven on earth cut the number by half a room.

　　It is also rumoured that this half –room is located to the west of the Wenyuange Pavilion .

　　As a matter of fact, although the Forbidden City has more than 9,000 room-units, this half-room is nonexistent .

　　The Wenyuange Pavilion is a library where “Si Ku Quan Shu”- China `s first comprehensive anthology-was stored.

北京导游词英文版 篇五

　　Ladies and Gentlemen, the great hall we are approaching is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the biggest and tallest of its king in the Forbidden City.

　　This structure covers a total building space of 2,377 square meters, and is know for its upturned, multiple counterpart eaves .

　　The Hall of Supreme Harmony sits on a triple “H”-shaped marble terrace the is 8meters high and linked by staircases.

　　The staircase on the ground floor has 21 steps while the middle and upper stairways each have 9.

　　The construction of the Hall of Supreme Harmony began in 1406.

　　It burned down three times and was severely damaged once during a mutiny.

　　The existing architecture was built during the Qing Dynasty.

　　On the corners of the eaves a line of animal-nails were usually fastened to the tiles.

　　These animal-nails were later replace with mythical animals to ward off evil spirits.

　　There are altogether 9 such fasteners on top of this hall.

　　The number nine was regarded by the ancients to be the largest numeral accessible to man and to which only the emperors were entitled.

　　There was a total of 24 successive emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties who were enthroned here.

　　The ball was also used for ceremonies which marked other great occasions: the Winter Solstice, The Chinese Lunar New Year, the Emperor` s birthday, conferral of the title of empress, the announcement of new laws and policies, and dispatches of generals to war .

　　On such occasions, the Emperor would hold audience for his court officials and receive their tributes.

　　This area is called the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square, which covers a total of 30,000 square meters, Without a single tree or plant growing here, this place inspires visitors to feel its solemnity and grandeur.

　　In the middle of the square there is a carriageway that was reserved for the Emperor.

　　On both sides of the road the groud bricks were laid in a special way seven layers lengthwise and eight layers crosswise, making up fifteen layers in all.

　　The purpose of this was to prevent anyone from tunneling his way into the palace.

　　In the count yard there are iron vats for storing water to fight fires.

　　In the whole complex there are altogher 308 water vats.

　　In wintertime, charcoal was burned underneath the vats to keep the water from freezing .

　　Why so vast a square? It was designed to impress people with the hall` s grandeur and vastness.

　　Imagine the following scene.

　　Under the clear blue sky, the yellow glazed tiles shimmered as the cloud-like layers of terrace, coupled with the curling veil of burning incense, transformed the hall of supreme Harmony into a fairyland.

　　Whenever major ceremonies were held, the glazed, crane-shaped candleholders inside the hall would be it, and incense and pine branches burnt in front of the hall.

　　When the Emperor appeared, drums were beaten and musical instrument played.

　　Civilian officials and generals would kneel know in submission.

　　The last Qing emperor Puyi assumed the throne in 1908, at the age of three, His father carried him to the throne.

　　At the start of the coronation, the sudden drum-beating and loud music caught the young emperor unprepared .

　　He was so scared that he kept crying and shouting,”I don’t want to stay here.I want to go home.” His father tried to soothe him, saying, ”It` all soon be finished .It` all soon be finished ”The ministers present at the event considered this incident inauspicious.

　　Coincidentally, the Qing dynasty collapsed three years later and there with concluded China `s feudal system that had lasted for more than 2,000 years.

　　This is a bronze incense burner.

　　In it incense made of sandalwood would be burnt on important occasions.

　　There are altogether 18 incense burners, representing all of the provinces under the rule of the Sing monarchs.

　　On either side of the Hall, 4 bronze water-filled vats were placed in case of fire.

　　Next to the terrace on either side, there is a bronze crane and tortoise, symbols of longevity.

　　This copper-cast grain measure is called ”jialiang.” It served as the national standard during the Qing dynasty.

　　It was meant to show that the imperial ruler were just and open to rectification.

　　On the other side there is a stone sundial, an ancient timepiece.

　　The jialiang and the sundial were probably meant to show what the Emperor represented: that he was the only person who should possess the standards of both measure and time.

　　In the very forefront of the Hall of Supreme Harmony , there are 12 scarlet , round pillars supporting the roof.

　　The hall is 63 meters from east to west and 37 meters from north to south, It is 35 meters in height.

　　In front of this architechture, there stands a triple terrace with five staircases leading up to the main entrance .

　　It has 40 gold doors and 16 gold-key windows with colored drawings on the pillars and beams.

　　In the middle of the hall, a throune carved with 9 dragons sits on a 2-meter-high platform.

　　Behind the throne there is a golden screen and in front of it, there is a imperial desk .

　　The flanks are decorated with elephants, Luduan, cranes, and incense barrels.

　　The elephant carries a vase on its back that holds five cereals,which was considered a symbol of prosperity.

　　As ancient legend has it that luduan can travel 18,000 li in one day and knows all languages and dialects.

　　Only to a wise adjust monarch will this beast be a guardian.

　　The Hall of Supreme Harmony is also popularly known as Jinluan Dian .

　　The floor of the hall is laid with bricks that turn it into a smooth, fine surface as if water has been sprinkled on it .

　　The so-called golden brick, in fact, has nothing to do with gold.

　　Reserved exclusively for the construction of the royal court, it was made in a secretive, and complex way, and, when struck, sounds like the clink of a gold bar.

　　Each brick was worth the market price of one dan of rice.

　　The hall is supported by a total of 72 thick pillars .

　　Of these, 6 are carved in dragon patterns and painted with gold and surround the throne.

　　Above the very center of this hall there is a zaojing, or covered ceiling, which is one of the Specialities of China `s ancient architure.

　　In the middle of the ceiling is a design of a dragon playing with a ball inlaid with peals.

　　This copper ball, hollow inside and covered with mercury, is known as the Xuanyuan Mirror and is thought to be made Xuanyuan, a legendary monarch dating back to remote antiquity.

　　The placing of the caisson above the throne is meant to suggest that all of China` s successive emperors are Zuanyuan` s descendants and hereditary heirs.

　　Now you might have noticed that the Xuanyuan mirror is not directly above the throne.

　　Why? It is rumored that Yuan Shikai, a self-acclaimed warlord-turned emperor moved the throne further back because he was afraid that the mirror might fall on him .

　　In 1916 when Yuan Shikai became emperor, he removed the original throne with a Western-style, high-back chair.

　　After the foundation of the People` s Republic of China in 1949 the throne was found in a shabby furniture warehouse.

　　It repaired and returned to the hall.

　　the water vats in front of the palaces or house were called “menhai,” or sea before the door by the ancient Chinese.

　　They believed that with a sea by the door, fire could not wreak havoc.

　　The vats served both as a decoration and as a fire extinguisher.

　　They were kept full of water all year round.

　　During the Qing Dynasty, they were altogether 308 vats in the palace enclosure.

　　They were made of gilt bronze or iron.

　　Of couse, the gilt bronze vats were of the best quality.

　　When the allied forces invaded Beijing in 1900 under the pretext of suppressing the Boxer Rebellion, the invaders ransacked the imperial compound and scraped and gold off the vats with their bayonets.

　　During the Japanese occupation of Beijing, many vats were trucked away by the Japanese to be made into bullets .

　　The square architecture before us is called the Hall of Complete Harmony.

　　It served as an antechamber.

　　The Emperor came here to meet with his countiers and add his final touches to the prayers which would be read at the ancestral Temple.

　　The seeds, snowers and prayer intended for spring sowing were also examined here.

　　The two Qing sedan chairs here on display were used for traveling within the palace during the reign of Emperor Qianlong.

　　this is the Hall of Preserving Harmony.

　　During the Qing Dynasty, banquets were held here on New Year` s eve in honour of Mongolian and Northwestern China` s xingjiang princes and ranking officials.

　　The Emperor also dinned here with his new son-in-law on the wedding day.

　　Imperial examinations were also held here once every three years.

　　During the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were three levels of exams: the county and prefectural level, the provincial level and national level.

　　The national exam was presided over by the emperor.

　　The civil service exam in ancient China started during the Han Dynasty.

　　It served the purpose of recruiting Confucian scholars to the ministers and high officials.

　　During the Tang and Qing dynasties reinstituted and ancient system.

　　Once every three years, three hundred scholars from all over the country came to Beijing and took exams for three day and night.

　　This system was abolished in 1905.this is the largest stone carving in the palace .It is 16.73 meters long, 3.07 meters wide and 1.7 meters thick .

　　It weighs about 200 tons.

　　The block was quarried in Fangshan County, roughly 70 kilometers away.

　　To transport such a huge block to Beijing, laborers dug wells along the roadside half a kilometer apart, and used the groundwater to make a road of ice in the winter.

　　Rolling blocks were used in the summer.

　　In 1760, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty ordered the carving of the existing cloud and dragon design in place of the old one which dated back to the Ming Dynasty.

　　Note : From here, the tour can be conducted via three different routes: a western route, a central route or an eastern route .

　　The commentary for each follows.

北京导游词英文版 篇六

Ladies and Gentlemen:

　　You have seen the three main halls of the Forbidden City.

　　Now I ` d like to show you around the hall of mental cultivation and the imperial garden .

　　The hall of mental cultivation is situated is in the western part of the innermost enclosure and is symmetrical to Fengxian Hall in the east.

　　This hall was built during the Ming Dynasty.

　　IT is a H-shaped structure consisting of an antechamber and a main building .

　　The hall is surrounded by corridors.

　　In front of the hall is the Office of Privy Council.

　　Before Emperor Kangxi of Qing the Dynasty came to power the Hall of Heavenly Purity served as the living quarter of the emperors.

　　Emperor Yongzheng chose to live in this hall and attended to every day state affairs from here .

　　For the sake of protecting cultural relics, this hall is not open to the public .

　　You can have a look at the inside from the door.

　　The central hall was the audience chamber where the emperor read memorials, granted audience to officials and summoned his minsters for consultation.

　　The western chamber of the hall was where the emperor read reports and discussed military and political affairs.

　　The hall consists of many inner rooms and is decorated with images of Buddha and miniature pagodas.

　　On the screen wall there hangs a picture of two emperors in the Han costume.

　　In a southern room there three rare calligraphic scrolls, hence the name of the room “Sanxitang” .

　　The room on the eastern side is of historical interst because it was here that Empress Dowager Cixi usurped power and made decisions on behalf of the young emperor .

　　A bamboo curtain was used to separate them .

　　Empress Dowage Cixi was born in 1835 in Lu` an Prefecture of shanxi province.

　　She` s of Manchurian nationality and her father was a provincial governor from south China.

　　When she was 17 years old ,she was selected to become a concubine of Emperor Xianfeng and moved into the Forbidden City.

　　She gave birth to a son when she was 21years old and was made a concubine the following year.

　　When the emperor passed away in the summer of 1861, her son ascended the throne and title of Cixi, meaning “Holy Mother” was conferred upon her and she became the Empress Dowager.

　　In that same year Empress Dowager Cixi carried out a count coup d` etat and ruled behind the scenes with another empress dowager, Ci` an, for 48 years.

　　She passed away in 1908 at the age of 73.

　　It was in reference to this situation that the term “attending to state affairs behind a bamboo curtain” developed .

　　In 1912 , Empress dowager Longyu declared the abdication of the last Qing emperor Puyi.

　　They were allowed to remain in the Forbidden City for the next 13 years .

　　The royal family was forced to move out permanently in 1924.

　　Behind the central hall were the living accommodation of 8 successive Qing emperors .

　　Three of them actually passed away here.

　　The side rooms flanking the hall were reserved for empresses and concubines.

　　Now let` s continue with our tour.

　　It will take us to the Hall of heavenly purity , the hall of union and peace ,the palace of earthly tranquility, and the imperial garden.